Puppy Love
Chapter 3
The Drop-off
I wonder where my master was taking me. Or better yet where Heero was taking me. I had never heard that name before. But what troubles me the most is that he hasn't given me a name. My mother didn't call me by any name. She said that whoever adopted me and became my master would give me a name or if nobody did, she would. I wonder where my mother is now. Could she still be in that alley? I have no way to find her. I had no idea where I was. Much less how to get over where she was. Or where my brothers or sisters were. The moving thing was stopping and my master put me on another seat beside him.
He took out a white sheet and began scratching a stick with it. His scratches made marks. I've heard of this. This is called writing, my mother said humans do that to communicate. But they also talk, isn't that enough? Guess not. He finished "writing" and folded the white sheet. He then took another sort of sheet, already folded. He concealed the white sheet within the other one. He took a string and grabbed me once again. He then tied it around my neck along with the blue ribbon.
He took me outside. The sun was shining. It was no longer raining. The outside world looked gorgeous after being locked up for so long. He walked up to a big house. A huge house. Trees were all around. I saw a sidewalk but Heero did not follow it. He walked instead on the grass. Past the trees to a door. He didn't knock or press the button. He set me on the steps and told me to stay. Stay? For what? He then pressed the button and disappeared. What? Why? I tried looking for him, but he disappeared just like the wind. I looked for him again. Where did Heero go? Why did my master leave me here?
The door opened and a woman looked above me for a person. She was not at all like the other nice lady that talked to my master. She had longer hair and with much sadder eyes. She looked directly over me, not bothering to look down. She closed her eyes and hung her head.
"Oh, Heero." She whispered to no one. Heero? That's my master. I let out a bark. She looked up. Another bark. She looked down at me. "How adorable you are." She said and picked me up gently with her smooth hands. Closing the door, we went inside. I don't know where my master went or why he left me here, but I know it wasn't a mistake.
The woman hugged me and snuggled me against her. She refused to put me down at all. We went more and more into her house until we arrived at the back door once more. The woman took me outside once more. The grass was abundant and trees were everywhere. She sat on the concrete steps besides the grass and left me on the grass. It was soft and more comfortable than a bed. I lay there, looking at her, while the woman stared at me. Her eyes never left me. I ran off toward the empty land filled with grass. My legs led me to run around a tree. The woman watched me intently. I ran back to her and caressed her hand. She rubbed my fur with her soft hand. She spoke softly as she picked me up.
"What's this?" She said, finally noticing the paper tied around my neck. I had forgotten all about it. She took the paper and ripped the outisde one. Taking out the one with scribbles on it she read it aloud:
"Relena,
This puppy is filled with love for you. He can express emotion more readily than I can ever hope to. Keep him and love him, as I do you. I will come back, Relena. Wait for my return. Heero."
Her name was Relena, thats what my master called her in his "writing." It was a beautiful name. Relena stayed sitting down. She clutched the paper to her chest and closed her eyes. I had thought she had stopped breathing, I didn't hear any noise. I jumped on her legs with difficulty, falling down the first time. The third time I stayed there, on her lap. She rubbed my fur again and scratched my ears. It was a pleasant feeling. "What shall I name you?" She said opening her eyes. she picked me up and looked at me closely. "You remind me of Heero." My master? How do I resemble him? "Your beautiful eyes, that seem to say more than you can. Do you like Zero?" Zero? What a strange name.